filfa

Definitions of filfa
  1. noun
    something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
    synonyms: camelo, engañifa, inocentada, mistificación, patraña
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    type of:
    ardid, artería, astucia, embaucamiento, estratagema, farfolla, fullería, picaresca, sofisma
    the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
  2. noun
    a deliberately misleading fabrication
    synonyms: bulo, pajarota
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    type of:
    ficción, fábula, invención
    a deliberately false or improbable account
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